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Powerburn is natural gas burned for the purpose of electricity generation. During the summer months, it is the leading single component of daily natural gas demand. One of its main uses from an analytical standpoint is a metric for the competitiveness of natural gas versus other fuels. This makes powerburn less temperature-dependent than other elements of natural gas demand and it serves as a useful proxy for the looseness/tightness of the gas market.

Intraday natural gas storage is based on both forecast and observed temperatures as well as early-cycle pipeline data. Today's projected injection or withdrawal is updated between Midnight and 1 AM and intraday storage changes are updated hourly.

LNG tankers transport natural gas that has been cooled and compressed to 1/600th its original volume from Sabine Pass to markets throughout the world. Most tankers have a carrying capacity of the equivalent of 2-5 BCF of gaseous natural gas. The maps and tables below plots the positions of the active fleet of over 300 LNG tankers that have logged a position within the past 3 days.

Wind and solar generation are the two fastest growing sectors that make up the US electric grid. Together which Hydroelectric and Nuclear Generation, these non-petroleum-based energy sources provide over 30% of US electrical generation. Monitoring alternative energy generation is important for natural gas investors because large swings in output can impact gas demand. When wind, solar, nuclear or hydroelectric output increases, these sources displace natural gas demand and when they decrease, natural gas demand increases to substitute.